This article examines the role of Yuan Dynasty porcelain as a status symbol and marker of power, analyzing how its ownership, display, and use as gifts demonstrated wealth, prestige, and social standing within Yuan society.
This article explores the use of bronze in ancient Chinese chariot decoration, highlighting its role in communicating power and status, the visual symbolism used, and how these decorative elements enhanced both the aesthetic appeal and also the political message of these important vehicles of transport.
This article explores the social and political significance of bronze mirrors in ancient China, highlighting how they were used to express status, manage self-presentation, and reflect the complex interplay of individual identity and social hierarchies.
This article explores the association of bronze ware with the ancient Chinese elite, highlighting its use as a symbol of wealth, status, power, and its role in reinforcing social hierarchies and displaying authority.
This article explores the representation of authority in Chinese bronze ware, highlighting the use of symbols, emblems, weapons, and other objects to demonstrate imperial and elite power, and the connections between material culture, political ideology, and the assertion of control.